Saef, I think that is pretty much the whole point of NRLW -- not to let your body get to "used" to any particular exercise, but to keep it guessing. That's their theory of how to keep getting stronger rather than getting stuck in a rut. I will tell you that I adjusted my "goal" weight from 130 to 135 after I finished NRLW because I had gained 5lbs but actually fit into smaller clothes!

Since I'm out here in Monterey, and I can't do my usual DVDs, I am walking/jogging outside. This cannot be done in Florida in the summer, at least by me. I thought about doing the C25K that Saef suggested but I thought the beginning weeks would be too easy. I was wrong about that! IDK, maybe it is just a different climate or because I am jogging outside, but I can only go a few minutes, compared to when I was in FL on the treadmill I could go ten minutes.

I feel like such a geek walking/jogging. Although, I honestly don't care, I just laugh about it. Here is why: I have my FitBit on (had that since December and love it). I have a Polar Heart monitor on around my chest and the wrist band to watch my heart rate. Just got it a week ago and love it! And then my DS told me about the app Endomundo so I have my iphone on to track the distance. I recently read Year Younger Next Year for Women and am trying to do at least 45 minutes in the 65+ heart range so that's why I got the HRM. I suppose the FitBit and App are really doing the same thing but oh well, I'll figure out what I like best. I joined a challenge on the Endomundo website. It is just a 100 miles in July. I started with 3 the first day and am up to 3.6 today.

Krampus, well, life is pretty random, so an exercise practice to match seems fine to me.

And my taste in music is eclectic. One of the good things about me as I got older is that, over time, I grew out of any early tendencies toward snobbery in music. For some reason, I know a lot of men my age, good friends whom I care for, who are still chasing after obscure bands that just play for a few nights in some tiny Brooklyn or Manhattan club, and whose taste in music seems integral to their identity and their idea of themselves. I don't take it all as seriously as that. On my iPod this morning at the gym, I had a whole string of classic Al Green songs, but also Britney Spears and Paramore. Whatever gets stuck in my head, or maybe can keep me going on the treadmill for those one-minute sprints.

Sharon, some people are treadmill runners, some people are outdoor runners. Maybe it's the weather, the footing, the impact, the incline, who knows? Running is hard, that's what I think, unless you put in miles regularly every week. Do what you can for now and know you'll get better if you keep doing it. I think this about weights a lot: There's no shame in where I am now. I just need to get the workouts in and it will come easier.